Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Listed in 2016 Edition of Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine; Lori Cohen Ranked #2

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Mar 01, 2016, 13:40 ET

Atlanta (PRWEB) March 01, 2016 -- The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that seven attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta office were included in the “Top 100” list in the 2016 edition of Georgia Super Lawyers, the highest number for any Georgia firm. Additionally, Lori Cohen, chair of the National Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice and Trial Practice, was listed on the “Top 10” list, ranking number two overall. She was the only woman listed on the “Top 10” list, also listed in the “Top 50 Women” list, making her the only attorney in Georgia named to all three top lists.

Overall, 35 attorneys from its Atlanta office were listed. In addition to those on the “Top 100” list, 19 attorneys were listed as Georgia Super Lawyers, several of whom are celebrating their 10 year anniversary on the list, and nine were listed as Rising Stars.

Attorneys are chosen for inclusion in Super Lawyers based on a multiphase rating process that includes balloting, peer evaluation, and third-party research, according to Super Lawyers’ website.

The seven attorneys in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office named to the Super Lawyers “Top 100” list are:

  • Lori G. Cohen – Shareholder; Chair, National Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice; Chair, National Trial Practice Group; Co-Chair, Atlanta Litigation Practice
  • Ernest LaMont Greer* – Co-President of Greenberg Traurig
  • Joel A. Katz – Atlanta Founding Shareholder; Atlanta Co-Managing Shareholder Emeritus; Chair, Global Entertainment and Media Practice
  • David Long-Daniels – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Global Labor & Employment Practice; Chair, Atlanta Labor & Employment Practice
  • David I. Schulman – Shareholder, Intellectual Property & Technology Practice
  • Mark G. Trigg – Shareholder, Litigation Practice
  • Terry R. Weiss – Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Securities Litigation Practice

*10th year on Georgia Super Lawyers list

The additional 19 attorneys recognized as 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers are:

  • James S. Altenbach* – Shareholder, Corporate & Securities Practice
  • Allen D. Altman – Shareholder, Tax Practice and Trusts & Estates Practice
  • Theodore I. Blum – Atlanta Managing Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Corporate & Securities Practice
  • Cindy J.K. Davis – Shareholder; Chair, Banking and Finance Practice
  • John D. Elrod – Shareholder, Business Reorganization & Financial Restructuring Practice
  • Mark E. Grantham – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Business Litigation Practice
  • Michael J. King* – Shareholder, Litigation Practice
  • David B. Kurzweil – Shareholder; Co-Chair, National Financial Institutions Practice; Chair, Atlanta Business Reorganization & Financial Restructuring Practice
  • Margaret R. Marshall – Shareholder, Entertainment and Media Practice
  • Thomas J. Mazziotti – Shareholder, Commercial Litigation Practice
  • Kenneth M. Neighbors – Shareholder, Public Finance Practice
  • Stephen D. Palmer – Shareholder, Financial Institutions Practice
  • Jess L. Rosen* – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Entertainment and Media Practice
  • Bobby Rosenbloum – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Entertainment and Media Practice
  • Jeffrey M. Smith* – Principal Shareholder, Corporate & Securities Practice
  • Gary E. Snyder – Shareholder, Corporate & Securities Practice
  • Richard J. Valladares – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Business Litigation Practice
  • Natasha L. Wilson – Shareholder, Labor & Employment Practice
  • Todd D. Wozniak – Shareholder; Co-Chair, National ERISA Litigation Group

*10th year on Georgia Super Lawyers list

The nine attorneys recognized as 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars are:

  • Charles H. Crawford III – Associate, Business Reorganization & Financial Restructuring Practice
  • Marcella C. Ducca – Associate, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
  • Joel Ross Feldman – Shareholder, Entertainment and Media Practice
  • Gabriel J. Fleet – Shareholder, Entertainment and Media Practice
  • Christiana Callahan Jacxsens – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
  • Amy Michaelson Kelly – Associate, Litigation Practice
  • Jessica Cabral Odom – Associate, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
  • Joshua Portnoy – Associate, Litigation Practice
  • Sara Deskins Tucker - Associate, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1,900 attorneys serving clients from 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is No. 1 on the 2015 Law360 Most Charitable Firms list, third largest in the U.S. on the 2015 Law360 400, on the 2015 Am Law Global 100, and among the 2015 BTI Brand Elite. More information at: http://www.gtlaw.com.

Lourdes Brezo-Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, http://www.gtlaw.com, +1 212.801.2131, [email protected]